Experience a celebration of Hawaiian culture with Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nuioka:

• Hula Performance and Lei-Making Workshops

• Oli for Ke Aloha Outrigger Canoe
  Canoe paddling talk by Keith, with related hula and storytelling.

• Outdoor Activation:
  Enjoy traditional Hawaiian music, dance, and stories on the porch, with sound support by DU.

• Storytelling:
  Featuring Ho’onani: Hula Warrior and Inā Lilo Au i Manu / If I Were a Bird.

Pua AliʻI ʻIlima o Nuioka (PAʻI Nuioka), founded in 2010, is the NYC extension of Pua AliʻI ʻIlima, the hālau hula (school of traditional Hawaiian dance) of Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine and Kumu Hula Jeffrey Takamine, based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. PAʻI Nuioka is co-led by their haumāna, Lenae Lehuanani Guarna and Roberta Māpuana Uno, and is comprised of haumāna from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nūioka is a resident company of La MaMa Theatre's Indigenous Initiative.  The hālau has performed at the Prince Lot Festival on Oʻahu, the Queen Emma Festival on Kauaʻi, the La MaMa Moves Festival, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival, the New York Botanical Gardens and various New York City venues. 

For their Governor’s Island residency, Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nuioka  will be performing hula, sharing storytelling, lei making, and more!

Space is limited, Registration required.